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Mayor of Amritsar is impressed with Bakersfield, California

“Nazar Kooner addresses the gathering at the Sikh temple on South P Street with Bakersfield Mayor Harvey Hall and sister-city Mayor Bakshi Ram Arora of Amritsar to his left earlier this month in Bakersfield.” (source: Bakersfield Californian)

Amritsar, Mayor Bakshi Ram Arora told the Hindustan Times, is a far cry from the squeaky clean, law-abiding and “utterly honest” Bakersfield, given the monumental garbage heaps, rampant violation of traffic laws, instances of crime, and political support afforded to lawbreakers in Amritsar.